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London, Middlesex, England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Poplar, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Fulham, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Aberdeen New South Wales [2]

Acton, London [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bayswater, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brockley, Kent [2]

Clapton, London [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hethersett, Norfolk [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

London England [2]

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Soham, Cambridgeshire [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Acle England [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldeby, Norfolk, England [1]

Aylesham, Norfolk [1]

Ayr Queensland [1]

Barking [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Batheaston, Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blickling, Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Blofield, Norfolk [1]

Bolton England [1]

Rank

Private [754]

Gunner [87]

Corporal [76]

Driver [69]

Sapper [50]

Serjeant [48]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [12]

Captain [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Writer [1]

AM1(c) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [117]

Labour Corps [97]

Royal Engineers [95]

Army Service Corps [94]

London Regiment [71]

Norfolk Regiment [62]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Essex Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Marine Artillery [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1165]

Royal Navy [157]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [98]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1574]

Contribution

Military Service [1540]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

India [1]

Montserrat [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Norwich, Norfolk [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Poplar, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Fulham, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Marylebone, London [3] Aberdeen New South Wales [2] Acton, London [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bayswater, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brockley, Kent [2] Clapton, London [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hethersett, Norfolk [2] Hoxton, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] London England [2] Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Romford, Essex [2] Soham, Cambridgeshire [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Acle England [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldeby, Norfolk, England [1] Aylesham, Norfolk [1] Ayr Queensland [1] Barking [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Batheaston, Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blickling, Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Bolton England [1]

Rank

Private [754] Gunner [87] Corporal [76] Driver [69] Sapper [50] Serjeant [48] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [12] Captain [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Drummer [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Writer [1] AM1(c) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [117] Labour Corps [97] Royal Engineers [95] Army Service Corps [94] London Regiment [71] Norfolk Regiment [62] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Royal Fusiliers [35] Machine Gun Corps [34] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Essex Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] The Queen's Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [20] Suffolk Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Rifle Brigade [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Marine Artillery [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1165] Royal Navy [157] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [98] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Australian Imperial Force [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1574]

Contribution

Military Service [1540] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [36] India [1] Montserrat [1]

John Norman Howes

Born 1886

British Army 16672 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert George Howes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19852

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Bob Howes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209280

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William Howes

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/739 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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Horace James Howes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314253

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Albert Edward Howes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48653

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Lawrence Howes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96125

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Henry William Howes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40816

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Lewis Henry Howes

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army R4/066271 (Incomplete) Private Army Service Corps

British Army 23051 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Charles Howes

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS/4089 Able Seaman HMS Phoebe

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John Lorimer Howes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230303

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James Richard Howes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232589

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George Stephen Howes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238183

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Walter George Howes

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 11 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 11 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment

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Arthur Robert Howes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 27461 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 29255 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Kenneth Forsyth Howes

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Howes

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 14301 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14301 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Howes

Died 1917

British Army 29769 Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 29769 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Herbert Albert Howes

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6962 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 6962 Private Coldstream Guards

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Edward Howes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12697

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